Chhattisgarh now has 7.47 lakh registered construction workers with more among them keen to register now to avail a host of State Government schemes especially tailored for their welfare.
The workers of unorganised sector are being registered with the Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. The Board officials informed that the work for online registration of workers had been outsourced. It also accepted that there were some mistakes in the entry of the age and address of woman workers during the online entry made for their registration while distributing them sewing machines and cycles.
On getting the information, the mistakes have been rectified, the officials stated. Now the Board has asked officials to get the entries on registration done under their observation.
Official sources informed that a total of 4,88,557 construction workers have been given the benefits of various schemes . Of them, under the ‘Mukhyamantri Cycle Sahayata Yojana’, free of cost cycles have been given away to 58,461 woman workers of 18 to 35 year age group.
Besides, under the ‘Mukhyamantri Silai Machine Sahayata Yojana,’ free of cost sewing machines have been distributed to 1,08,439 woman workers of 35-60 year age group.
According to the Secretary, Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board under the labour Department, the Board has been providing benefit of various schemes to the building construction labourers, after registering their name.
The schemes among others are - Aujar Sahayata Yojana, Vishwakarma Yojana for accident victim workers, Bhagini Prasuti Yojana, Rajmata Vijayraje Kanya Vivah Protsahan Yojana, Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana, Naunihal Chhatrvritti Yojana and Shiksha Protsahan Sahayata Yojana for meritorious students.